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Monday, June 9, 2008 12:00 AM

Comcast censors criticisms of itself and Rep. Carney

The telecom and cable operator rejects an ad, run by numerous other stations and newspapers, bringing to light its lawbreaking and the actions of a congressman who receives substantial donations from Comcast.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Monday, June 9, 2008 05:11 PM

    @casual observer

    My personal triage matches yours, I think -- killing telecom immunity, at least in the short term, is an acute need that trumps this more chronic issue.

    OTOH, we are, as I wrote once before, an army of Lilliputians. We don't all have to be fighting the same battles at the same time. We can take them down with a thousand irritants even if we do not have the power to do it with a single mighty blow.

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